Spire is awarded a patent

Spire Corp. today announced that it has been awarded a US patent for quantum dots that have the potential to make more efficient solar cells.

Based in Bedford, Spire is a solar company providing turnkey solar factories and capital equipment to manufacture photovoltaic modules, cells, and wafers.

According to Spire, the patent describes a method for designing and synthesizing quantum dot nanoparticles with improved uniformity and size.

These quantum dots, the company said, have the potential to create new high efficiency, low-cost solar cells and other optoelectronic devices such as lasers, light emitting diodes, and photodetectors.

In addition, these quantum dots have potential medical applications, the company said.
(By Chris Reidy, Globe staff)